Robert II of France

Robert II "the Pious" of France (27 March 972-20 July 1031) was the King of France from 24 October 996 to 20 July 1031, succeeding Hugh Capet and preceding Henry I of France.

Biography
Robert was born on 27 March 972 in Orleans, France, the son of Hugh Capet and Adelaide of Aquitaine. On 25 December 987, he was crowned junior king of the Kingdom of France under his father, and in 1001 he married Constance of Arles. In 1003, Robert launched an invasion of Burgundy, but it would not be until 1016 that the Catholic Church recognized him as Duke of Burgundy. In 1025, his sons Hugh Magnus and the future Robert I of Burgundy and Henry I of France rebelled against him, and he died after retreating to Beaugency after a defeat at his sons' hands.